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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

'If you look closely, you can see that the apple retains its form in the shadow realm. This is called the Amateur Photoshopper Effect and is a fairly new subset of the Lazy Bastard theory.'

-- Professor Mu-Chao on 29 July 2006 12:17:48 PM

The Order of the Pineapple is a service award given to those who show great service to the "participatorial study of comedic attitudes and eccentric tendencies.” While it honors those awarded, it is also meant to encourage such activities in others.

January 18 (18 Chaos): Pat Pineapple Day (ECG). Honor the ECG Mascot (and Ek-sen-trik Discordian Brigadier and Patron Saint) by consuming something with or associated with pineapple. Creativity is encouraged. This is the only day the Order of the Pineapple can be presented.

The Order of the Pineapple of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild (then called Ĕk-sĕn-trĭks Cluborguild) began on 18 January CE (Chaos 18 YOLD), in the year A. D. 1982 (3148 YOLD). On that day the ECG Co-Founder, the Founding Vice President of Chapter One of the ECG, was presented with a pineapple. "Alien" (member name) received the award in a ceremony on that day held for some reason we can’t remember. But it soon became a serious recognition for service. In time, it expanded well beyond the original club.

The award has been given in different years by The Merry Archers of Paganus Grimlove, Earth Chapter Five of the Earth Chapter Five of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild, the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild, and by the Order of the Pineapple itself.

The Order of the Pineapple is also called the DisOrder of the Pineapple and the Pineapple DisOrder, but it's usually abbreviated O.P. (The award has also been called Patus Pineappleus Bromeliadic and the winners The P.P. Bromeliadics or Bromedliaddicts). It honors those who have given extraordinary service to “the participatorial study of comedic attitudes and eccentric tendencies.” Most awardees have been members of one of the chapters of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild (ECG), the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild (D & D of the ECG), Colonial Williamsburg, or Discordians, but that is not required. The O.P. is awarded to very few people, those who are especially servicey. It's presented on only one day a year, January 18 CE, which is 18 Chaos of the Discordian calendar. That date is recognized as Pat Pineapple Day. Pat is the Mascot of the ECG and Patron Saint of the D & D of the ECG. (see picture below).

It is considered the Greatest Service Award of the ECG, and a Greater Order by the D & D of the ECG, which also has lesser orders (all can be called disorders).

Originally, the award was given to only one person per year. But as the groups have expanded, it is now often given to two people per year. (Colonial Williamsburg now has its own version of the award).

It is traditional for a new member to swear or affirm an oath. It's also traditional for the wording of that oath to change from year to year, and to be rather silly and essentially meaningless. The idea is that the person has already given service, already proven emself, and doesn't need to promise to do anything.

Upon receiving the award, the honoree has the right to put the initials O.P. after es name. Usually the abbreviation is used after a member name (ECG) or holy name (D & D of the ECG) or holy name (Discordian).

Another tradition of the Order or for any ECG or D & D of the ECG member is to eat pineapple or something having to do with pineapple on Pat Pineapple Day. The person can do so while thinking about fulfilling the purpose of the ECG. Or not. This tradition was begun by Alien, who took ECG members Raggmopp and Prudence (later known as The Unknown Homecoming Queen and both later inducted into to the OP) out for pineapple pizza on January 18, 1983, the first anniversary of the award.

Those either allergic to or without access to pineapple (such as those being held indefinitely in solitary confinement for suspected terrorist acts against hand puppets) can be creative in defining what is pineapplely. One could, for example, consume all or part of an apple with the word “pine” carved into it; consume pine nuts while staying in the “Big Apple” or sitting in an office of “Apple Records;” spell the word “pineapple” with alphabet soup and then eat the soup, etc. While the consumption of actual pineapple is encouraged, so is creativity.

Exception: Tattooing the word “Pineapple” on your next-door neighbor and then eating your neighbor is generally not acceptable behavior on Pat Pineapple Day. (Note that by “eating” we mean actual consumption, i.e., non-consensual cannibalism. Consensual acts that are legal and harm no one are not hereby excluded).

The original image of Pat Pineapple, mascot of the ECG and later Patron Saint of the D & D of the ECG, and namesake of the O.P. This image was made by Toby Bruno (member name unknown), founding member of the Ek-sen-triks Cluborguild, probably in 1982. As the original was worn, faded, etc., this has been restored.

This name tag says "HELLO my name is Ek-sen-trik"

The rubber stamp with the animals and the word Ek-sen-trik was used by members of the ECG. Note the elephant, which became an important symbol of the D & D of the ECG.